Student Services

EC offers an outstanding college-preparatory program. We strive to help students explore options and find the best post-secondary pathway. Last year, 99 percent of our graduating seniors entered a four-year undergraduate program and EC's college counselors provided students and families with personal support every step of the way. Learn more on our College Counseling webpage.

Knowing the challenges that middle school and high school students face, school counselors at EC want every student to feel supported and appreciated. We provide a safe and welcoming office for all students regarding any issues of concern. Students can schedule an appointment via email or Calendly or visit Student Services for urgent issues. 

Our two high school counselors and one middle school counselor interact with students daily and provide resources and tools to support the social and emotional needs of adolescents in all stages of their development.  Each year, they refresh and expand their knowledge about current adolescent trends and issues regarding mental health so that their services are relevant and timely. 

Services our EC school counselors provide include:

• Short-term, confidential individual counseling
• Support of new students, including international students, as they transition into the EC community
• Collaboration with our Academic Resources Department as part of the Student Intervention Team – a team of caring educators who brainstorm and provide individualized student support interventions
• Helping students navigate typical developmental challenges as well as more substantial emotional challenges through small groups, individual counseling, wellness week, newsletters and website resources
• Making referrals to community mental health providers when more specialized care is necessary
• Coordination with existing therapists to provide consistent support resources and reinforce outside strategies
• Coordination with inpatient care facilities to provide transitional support and/or academic continuation when appropriate
• Deliver educational programming on social and emotional issues for students, faculty and families through Community Period, Wellness Week, newsletters, PFSA presentations and our school website 
• Monitoring the EC anonymous Tipline, together with the administration, deans and directors, to keep abreast of student concerns and respond to reported issues

Data collected from the fall Needs Assessment (an anonymous survey created with administration, deans and student life staff) guides the EC counselors about the specific topics and type of information presented to our middle school and high school students. 

Throughout the school year, counselors collaborate with local experts to share strategies and ensure our approaches are current and timely. We also partner with area high schools to share resources and support students when a community response is needed. 

Class of 2021 and beyond:

• English, 4 years
• Health, 0.5 years
• Mathematics^WSAC, 3 years (minimum Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II; 4 years are recommended for college admission)
• Physical Education, 1.5 years¹
• Religious Studies, 4 years²
• Science, 3 years (physics, biology and chemistry are required; 4 years are recommended for college admission)
• Social Studies, 3 years (minimum - world history, U.S. history and American government)³
• Visual and Performing Arts, 2 years⁴
• World Language, 2 years of the same language (3 years are recommended for college admission)⁵

Current students can access their transcripts through PlusPortals.

Alumni can request a copy of their transcript by emailing the school Registrar Kathy Silverman at ksilverman@eastsidecatholic.org with the below information.

There is no fee for transcript requests.

For an Official Transcript

• Full Legal Name (please include maiden name if applicable)
• Year of Graduation
• Date of Birth
• Organization’s name, mailing address and email of where you would like the transcript sent

For an Unofficial Transcript

• Full Legal Name (please include maiden name if applicable)
• Year of Graduation
• Date of Birth

Naviance Student from Naviance is a college and career platform that many high schools have chosen to help students prepare for college and use it as the vehicle to submit documents (transcripts, letters of recommendation and reports) electronically to all colleges and universities.

• Naviance Overview
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• Seattle Children’s Hospital: Supporting Mental Wellness and Family Life During COVID-19 
  In addition to tips for helping kids cope, this website has a helpful video series about parenting teens during COVID-19, a link to their recorded Facebook Panel from March 27 on Coping During COVID-19, the May 15 Facebook panel on Supporting Teens During COVID-19 and the May 29 Facebook panel on Sustaining Coping Skills During COVID-19.
• CDC’s Support for Teens and Young Adults during COVID-19 
  This helpful website offers specific things to do to manage one’s stress, resources for suicide prevention and additional resources around teenage grief, stress management in teens, as well as signs that your teen may need more support.
• CDC’s COVID-19 Parental Resources Kit – Adolescence
  This website provides social, emotional and mental well-being resources for adolescents ages 13-17.  
• CDC’s COVID-19 Parental Resources Kit – Young Adulthood
  This website provides social, emotional and mental well-being resources for young adults ages 18-24.  
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Resources for Helping Kids and Parents Cope Amidst COVID-19
• Child Mind Institute: Supporting Families During COVID-19
• Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine: COVID-19: Resources for Parents and Teens – SAHM
• New York Times: Quaranteenagers: Strategies for Parenting in Close Quarters
• Challenge Success: A Message to our Challenge Success Family during COVID-19
• HealthyChildren.org: How to Help Children Build Resilience in Uncertain Times
• CBS This Morning: Watch - Helping Kids Cope with the Coronavirus Crisis